Commissionaires services includes identification services
VICTORIA – Commissionaires Victoria, the Islands and Yukon (VIY) was founded nearly a century ago as a not-for-profit security company to offer meaningful employment to veterans returning from war.
Today, the organization continues to grow. While staying true to a community focus, Commissionaires VIY offers a full range of security solutions while employing folks from all walks of life. As the needs of Canadians continue the shift, Commissionaires continues to provide new services, such as live video surveillance utilizing cutting-edge security technology. These diverse employment opportunities benefit veterans and non-veterans alike while keeping money within our local economies.
Most recently, Commissionaires VIY is excited to announce a service line expansion at the new Comox-Courtenay office for Identification Services.
Our client base is a mix of businesses and consumers,” noted Violet Borg-Grech, Marketing and Communications Manager for Commissionaires VIY. “We do criminal record checks, process serving, record suspension, fingerprinting, and U.S. Travel Waivers.”
Commissionaires even offers investigative services or private eyes, as it is referred to by some. “We do missing person locations, insurance-related matters like fraud, child custody and relationship issues, all kinds of things,” she adds. “Clients contact us and let us know what their situation is and what they need help with, and we have people that are knowledgeable in that specific line of work to get the job done.”
This latest service location expansion means Commissionaires can now offer ID Services at three different office locations across Vancouver Island. Spanning from Victoria through Nanaimo and now in Comox-Courtenay, the organization continues to flourish, with more new office locations planned in the future.
Due to the organization’s unique history, Commissionaires is known as one of Canada’s oldest and most reliable security companies. For over 80 years, they have been entrusted to protect Canada’s critical infrastructures and offer services to help ease the strain on our busy policing services.
“It’s an interesting organization,” Violet notes. “It was founded to provide employment for people returning from the war. Even now, for people who have served for a long time and returned to civilian life. It’s a big change. How do they navigate that?
“We’re really committed to our employees,” Violet adds, noting they now have over 800 full and part-time employees across Vancouver Island and Yukon. “90 percent of our revenue goes back to our employees because we are Not-For-Profit, and we stay active in local communities. So we are very proud of this.”
